Robber targets shopper in Ferndale

FERNDALE  Police are looking for a clean-shaven, well-dressed man who tried to rob a woman in the parking lot of Foodland, 600 W. Nine Mile Road, on Wednesday.

The victim, 67, was loading groceries in her vehicle about 10:30 a.m. when the black male showed her a sign saying he had a gun. He then told her not to scream, Lt. Bill Wilson said.

The robbery was thwarted when another car parked next to the victim. Police said the suspect got into a maroon minivan and drove away. The make and model of the minivan isnt known.

The suspect is about 30 years old. Police said he first approached the woman asking for directions and then went to the minivan and retrieved the sign that said he had a gun.

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Police said they were alerted to the attempted holdup by a third-party witness. The woman later went to the police station to file a report. Anybody with information about the incident should call Ferndale police at 248-541-3650.